Kurds (2)

Due to practical and historical reasons, the exact population of Kurds has always lacked reliable data. Because the population data of Kurds will inevitably be intertwined with the consideration of real political interests. Kurdish nationalists tend to exaggerate the demographic data, while those countries with Kurdish minorities in China will deliberately reduce the number of Kurds in the minority statistics.

It was not until 1990 that the Turkish government recognized the existence of Kurds in China. Prior to this, the Turkish government always referred to Kurds as "mountain Turks" and recognized Kurdish as a dialect of Turkish. Syrians believe that Kurds are all immigrants from Turkey, and there are no Kurds in China.

Population estimates usually rely on historical data, which can often be traced back to the colonial period, the millet system in the Ottoman Empire (the autonomy system of ethnic minorities and religious groups in the Ottoman Empire) and the Tanzimat reform in Ottoman Turkey. (Tanzimat, which means reorganization in Turkish, took place in 1839-1876, which fundamentally changed the empire's tradition based on the western concept of modernity, with the aim of turning the Ottoman Empire into a country with a modern system).

However, after the aforementioned historical events, the political map of the Middle East has undergone earth-shaking changes. In addition, Kurds are marginalized socially and economically, leading to widespread poverty and high birth and death rates. It is generally believed that the population growth rate of Kurds is higher than that of Turkey.

At present, the total population of Kurds is roughly between 24 million and 27 million, of which130,000 is in Turkey, 4.2 million is in Iraq, 5 10/00,000 is in Iran, more than100,000 is in Syria (about 8.5- 12% of the Syrian population), and a few are in Armenia and.

There are two main Kurdish languages. The first is cullmann Kyrgyz, including cullmann Kyrgyz (the most widely used Kurdish language, mainly in Turkey, but also spoken by a small number of people in Iraq, Iran and Syria) and Solani spoken in the south (mainly in Iran and Iraq). The second is Pahlaw? ni/Pahlaw？ Nik, this branch is generally divided into two dialects, Dimli (Zaza) and Gur? Ni. These two languages are divided into various dialects.

At present, the first language family is dominant. There are many similarities between the two dialects of the first language family, and people who speak these two languages have no communication barriers.